Kathmandu, Jan 27 : After displacing thousands of lives in Sunsari district, the Koshi River is set to run through its original course.

The Koshi River changed its course on August 18, 2008 and flowed through settlements in Sunsari and Saptari districts.

The river started flowing in its original course from Monday evening after a team of more than 500 workers built cofferdams using sand sacks, concrete and galvanised wire.

Kathmandu, Jan 27 : Nepal President Dr Ram Baran Yadav''s proposed visit to India has been postponed by a few days considering the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh''s health.

President''s press advisor Rajendra Dahal informed that Dr Yadav''s India visit was put off citing ailing health condition of Dr. Singh.

President Yadav had planned to leave for India on February 11 on what was described as a goodwill visit.

However, no official decision had been taken regarding the President''s visit to India, Dahal said.

Kathmandu, Jan 27 : Terming the government''s current situation as that between ''life and death,'' Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has instructed all the government secretaries to leave no stone unturned in implementing the reforms he had promised in his message to the nation delivered on Sunday.

Inviting all government secretaries at Singha Durbar on Monday, Prachanda directed them to focus on effective implementation of the programmes by formulating clear policies and programmes.

Kathmandu - At least nine people were killed and nearly two dozen others injured in a tractor accident in south-western Nepal, police said Monday.

The accident happened in Kapilvastu district, about 200 kilometres south-west of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, early Monday morning.

The tractor, which was tugging a trailer carrying passengers, lost control, overturned and crushed the victims, police said.

Nine people died instantly while 23 others injured in the accident were rushed to hospital, many in serious condition, police said.

Kathmandu, Jan 24: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has decided to extend the term of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by six more months.

According to Nepalnews, the UNSC meeting in New York held on Friday, agreed unanimously to extend the mandate of the UNMIN and endorsed its plans for further, gradual drawdown of the operation.

The UNMIN''s tenure has been extended for third time.

It was slated to expire on January 23. Now it has been extended till July 23.

Kathmandu, Jan 22: The Central Committee (CC) meeting of the Unified CPN (Maoist) concluded here on Wednesday extending its Central Secretariat.

The meeting that concluded at the Academy Hall in Kamaladi reappointed Dinanath Sharma the party spokesperson and inducted him in the Secretariat. The formerly 15-member secretariat now will now have 16 leaders.

Similarly, the meeting inducted Krishna Bhujel as into the Central Committee. A total of 138 members have been included so far in the 175-member Central Committee.